1844 Survey by the Commissioners to locate grants,
and
determine the extent of possessory claims under the Treaty of 1842
Northern Aroostook Co., Maine
August 1844
Claims ungranted, based on possession and improvement since before August 1836, part 1
West of the 7th Range of Townships
(now from St.John Plantation westward)
Township No.18, Range 7 (now W. half of Fort
Kent)
Township No.18, Range 6 (now E. half of Fort Kent)
Township No.18, Range 5 (now Frenchville & Ste.Agathe)
Township No.18, Range 4 (now Madawaska)
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Abstracted and formatted by , ©2004 from the Joint Report of the Commissioners to locate grants, and determine the extent of possessorty claims undre the late treaty with Great Britain, December 1844, pp.12-55, in the Archives of the State of Maine. | Extrait et mise en forme par , ©2004 du Joint Report of the Commissioners to locate grants, and determine the extent of possessorty claims under the late treaty with Great Britain, décembre 1844, pp.12-55, dans les Archives de l'état de Maine. |
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The undersigned have also surveyed and set off by metes and bounds, to the persons whose names are here underwritten, the following described lots, having been possessed and improved by them, or by the persons under whom they claim, for more than six years beforee the date of the said treaty:
[Persons who had possessed and improved the land claimed prior to August 1836]
No. | Firstname Lastname | Acres | Remarks ======|=========================================|=========|=============================================================================================================== West of the 7th Range of Townships. River Lots. Z | Samuel Bolton and | | | Benjamin Merrill,. . . . . . . . | 194.26 | Near the mouth of the Allaguash 2 | Nathaniel Bartlett, . . . . . . . | 245.12 | Opposite the mouth of the St. Francis 3 | John W. Savage, . . . . . . . . | 191.34 | 4 | William Johnston, . . . . . . . | 197.04 | 5 | Nathaniel Bartlett, . . . . . . . | 144.60 | 6 | Benoni Pelletier,. . . . . . . | 186.70 | 7 | Eugene Gendreau, . . . . . . . | 122.17 | 8 | David Thibodeau,. . . . . . . | 174.44 | 9 | David, Jr. Thibodeau,. . . . . . . | 195.71 | 10 | Augustin Landry, . . . . . . . . | 161.21 | 11 | Frederic Davenport,. . . . . . . | 198.45 | 12 | Barnabas Hunnewell,. . . . . . . | 613.32 | 13 | Jesse Wheelock, . . . . . . . | 354.80 | 14 | Walter Powers, . . . . . . . . | 410.35 | 15 | Jesse Wheelock, . . . . . . . | 354.80 | 16 | Louis L. Albert, . . . . . . . . | 103.05 | 17 | Daniel Savage, . . . . . . . . | 317.92 | 18 | Joseph Dominique,. . . . . . . | 170.90 | 19 | John Harford,. . . . . . . . | 163 | 20 | Antoine D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 143.31 | E | Dominique D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 153.88 | | |---------| | | 4527.86 | West of the 7th Range of Townships. Islands. | Samuel Bolton and | | | Benjamin Merrill,. . . . . . . . | 5.74 | Island in the mouth of the Allagash | John W. Savage, . . . . . . . . | 12.56 | West half of the island, opposite his river lot, No.3 | William Johnson,. . . . . . . . | 10.20 | East half of the island, opposite his river lot, No.4 | Barnabas Hunnewell,. . . . . . . | 63.20 | Hunnewell Island | John Keaton, . . . . . . . . | 37 | Keaton Island | Walter Powers, . . . . . . . . | 15 | Powers' Island | Daniel Savage, . . . . . . . . | 108 | Savage's Island | |---------| | | 251.70 | No. | Firstname Lastname | Acres | Remarks ======|=========================================|=========|=============================================================================================================== Township No.18, Range 7. 21 | George Field,. . . . . . . . . | 152.17 | 22 | Isaac Yearington, . . . . . . | 261.45 | 23 | Joseph Wildes, . . . . . . . . | 216.83 | 24 | Miles Emery,. . . . . . . . . | 214.55 | 25 | Francis Thibodeau,. . . . . . . | 147.25 | 26 | Moses Rives,. . . . . . . . . | 162 | On Fish River 29 | Elijah Hall and | | | Joseph Holland,. . . . . . . . | 100 | On Fish River 30 | Silas Barnard and | | | Joseph Holland,. . . . . . . . | 87.39 | On Fish River | | | | H453 | 31 | Frederic W. Hathaway, . . . . . . . | 153.46 | On Fish River. Mill lot, with right to extend dam across the river 32 | John Baptist D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 431.33 | 33 | Widow of Benoni Albert 1/2 \ | 56 | In common. [Widow of] | Heirs of Benoni Albert 1/2 / | | 34 | Hubert Caron and | | | Matthew Boulé,. . . . . . . . . | 239.55 | In common. | | | | B4Ž0 | 35 | Vital D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 64.57 | 36 | Joseph D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 191.83 | 37 | Hilarion D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 39.52 | 38 | Dominique D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 57.25 | Partly on Township 18, Range 6 | |---------| | | 2575.15 | Township No.18, Range 7. Island. | George Field,. . . . . . . . . | 2 | Small Island in front of his lot, no.21 | | | No. | Firstname Lastname | Acres | Remarks ======|=========================================|=========|=============================================================================================================== Township No.18, Range 6. River Lots 38 | Dominique D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 20.10 | 39 | Chrysostome Martin, Jr, . . . . . . | 127.25 | 40 | Joseph D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 202.30 | 41 | Joseph Saint Germain,. . . . . | 113.50 | 42 | Augustine D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 147.10 | 43 | William Cloutier, . . . . . . . | 78.18 | 45 | Marcel Thibault, . . . . . . . | 38.75 | 46 | Dominique D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 132.22 | 47 | Hilarion D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 174.06 | 48 | Dominique D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 65.70 | 49 | Hilarion D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 109.93 | 50 | John Baptist D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 83.90 | 51 | Dominique D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 98.30 | 52 | Chrysostome Martin, . . . . . . . . | 186.47 | 53 | John Baptist D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 195.60 | 54 | Christopher Marquis,. . . . . . . . | 161.60 | 55 | Michael Morin,. . . . . . . . . | 189.10 | 56 | Anselm Albert and | | | Margaret, his wife, . . . . . . . . . | 95.80 | 57 | Joseph D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 204.30 | 58 | Paul Barde,. . . . . . . . . | 165.75 | 59 | Richard Pelletier,. . . . . . . | 191.52 | 60 | John Dubois, . . . . . . . . | 148.75 | 61 | John Baptist Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 163.62 | 62 | Clement, 2d Saucier,. . . . . . . . | 72.35 | Part on Township 18, Range 5 | Germain Saucier,. . . . . . . . | 46 | Part on Township 18, Range 5, Saucier 2d lot, No. 62 | |---------| | | 3166.61 | No. | Firstname Lastname | Acres | Remarks ======|=========================================|=========|=============================================================================================================== Township No.18, Range 5. (For a map of Frenchville showing the location of these lots, go to Ken Roy's website.) River Lots. 62 | Clement Saucier, 2d,. . . . . . | 100.91 | Part on Township 18, Range 6. | Germain Saucier,. . . . . . . . | 6.64 | Part on Township 18, Range 6 front of Clement Saucier 2d lot, No.62 63 | Vincent Albert, . . . . . . . . | 163.05 | 64 | Germain Saucier,. . . . . . . . | 177.30 | 65 | John Baptist Saucier,. . . . . . . . | 169.33 | 66 | Phirmain Thibodeau,. . . . . . . | 152.55 | 67 | The Church Wardens, otherwise called | | | Trustees of the Church of Saint Luce | | | and their successors, for the use of | | | the church and parish of St.Luce, . . | 57.10 | Chapel lot of St. Luce. | Simon Hebert, . . . . . . . . | 4.65 | Mill lot from No.68 68 | Benjamin Bouché, . . . . . . . . | 124.08 | 69 | Raphael Roi,. . . . . . . . . . | 72.70 | 70 | Simonet Hebert, . . . . . . . . | 4.65 | 71 | Eloi Legasse,. . . . . . . . | 176.29 | | Joseph Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 56 | Mill lot from No.72, with a right of way to the river and to the road on the west line of said lot. 72 | Desire Pelletier,. . . . . . . | 94.61 | 73 | Clement Saucier, Sen, . . . . . | 176.65 | 74 | Bruno Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 162.40 | 75 | Francis Colin and _____ his | | | wife, during their lives and remainder| | | to Phirmain Thibodeau,. . . . . . . | 101.66 | 76 | Alexis Blanchet, . . . . . . . | 60.82 | 77 | Raphael Martin, . . . . . . . . | 94 | 78 | Joseph Legasse,. . . . . . . . | 136.75 | 79 | Raphael Martin, . . . . . . . . | 277.58 | 80 | Christopher Martin, . . . . . . . . | 112.58 | 81 | Paschal Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 87.87 | 82 | Alexander Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 91.20 | 83 | Benjamin Bourgoyne,. . . . . . . | 193 | 84 | Romain Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 135.46 | 85 | Francis Bouchard, . . . . . . . | 107.50 | 86 | Francis Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 15.81 | 87 | Louis Bellfleur,. . . . . . . | 102.60 | 88 | Benoni Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 31.20 | 89 | John Baptist Boutin, . . . . . . . . | 113.96 | 90 | Benoni Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 131.50 | 91 | Benoit Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 89.10 | 92 | Francis Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 74.40 | 93 | Joseph Michaud, 2d,. . . . . . | 125.20 | 94 | Sefroi Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 79.70 | 98 | Joseph Ruez, . . . . . . . . . | 70.87 | 99 | Germain Chassé, . . . . . . . . | 147.50 | 100 | Francis Pellerin, . . . . . . . | 147.47 | 102 | Widow Therese Levasseur 1/2 \ | 104.87 | | Heirs of Benjamin Levasseur 1/2 / | | 107 | Etienne Gagnon, Jr, . . . . . . | 114.07 | 108 | Etienne Gagnon, . . . . . . . . | 57.36 | 109 | John Gueritte, Jr, . . . . . | 75.25 | 110 | Matthew Belanger, . . . . . . . | 92.20 | 111 | John Gueritte, . . . . . . . | 225.08 | 112 | Basil Martin, . . . . . . . . | 92.25 | 113 | George Gueritte, . . . . . . . | 97.09 | 114 | Edward Beaulieu, . . . . . . . | 45.32 | 115 | John Picard, . . . . . . . . | 70 | 116 | Charles Bouchard, . . . . . . . | 99.55 | 117 | Richard Theriault,. . . . . . . | 103 | 118 | Charles Bérnêche, . . . . . . . | 65.22 | 119 | Phirmain Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 87.25 | 120 | Paul Picard, . . . . . . . . | 68.60 | 121 | Marcel Levêque,. . . . . . . . | 68.58 | 122 | Joseph Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 42.40 | 123 | Antoine Sirois, . . . . . . . . | 279.06 | 124 | Peter Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 105.29 | 125 | Peter Sirois, . . . . . . . . | 174 | 126 | Michael Martin, . . . . . . . . | 190.92 | 127 | Francis Registe Martin, . . . . . . . . | 173.79 | 128 | Vital Dufour, . . . . . . . . | 150.38 | 129 | Simonet Hebert, . . . . . . . . | 151.32 | 130 | David Nadeau, . . . . . . . . | 124.75 | 131 | Octave Hebert, . . . . . . . . | 103.47 | 132 | Oliver Sirois, . . . . . . . . | 183.68 | 133 | Silvain D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 113.69 | 134 | Marcel Albert, . . . . . . . . | 80.22 | 135 | Anselm Albert, . . . . . . . . | 79.75 | 136 | Registe Hebert, . . . . . . . . | 169.98 | | |---------| | | 7861.70 | No. | Firstname Lastname | Acres | Remarks ======|=========================================|=========|=============================================================================================================== Township No.18, Range 5. (For a map of Frenchville showing the location of these lots, go to Ken Roy's website.) Rear Lots. 9 | Oliver Chassé, . . . . . . . . | 64.20 | 10 | Christopher Martin, . . . . . . . . | 102.71 | 11 | Joseph Ruez, . . . . . . . . . | 83.19 | 15 | Anselm Albert, . . . . . . . . | 123.64 | 16 | Raphael Albert, . . . . . . . . | 131.05 | | |---------| | | 504.79 | Township No.18, Range 5. (For a map of Frenchville showing the location of these lots, go to Ken Roy's website.) Island Lots. | Romain Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 3.85 | The southerly small island above the large island, opposite Raphael Martin's | Joseph Albert, . . . . . . . . | 2.50 | The northerly small island above the large island, opposite Raphael Martin's, no.79. 1 | Joseph Albert, . . . . . . . . | 3.10 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 2 | Joseph Chassé, . . . . . . . . | 3.24 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 3 | Paul Marquis,. . . . . . . . | 4.45 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 4 | Christopher Martin, . . . . . . . . | 4.60 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 5 | Oliver Chasse, . . . . . . . . | 4.87 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 6 | Phirmain Albert, . . . . . . . . | 8.80 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 7 | Raphael Martin, . . . . . . . . | 6.91 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 8 | Joseph Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 4.74 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 9 | Joseph Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 2.31 | On the large island opposite Raphael Martin's lot, No.79. 10 | Benjamin Bourgoyne,. . . . . . . | 4.39 | 11 | Paschal Michaud and | | | Alexander Ouillette,. . . . . . . | 2.61 | | |---------| | | 564.37 | No. | Firstname Lastname | Acres | Remarks ======|=========================================|=========|=============================================================================================================== Township No.18, Range 4. River Lots. 168 | Eloi Beaulieu, . . . . . . . | 35.26 | 169 | Simon Beaulieu, . . . . . . . | 69.40 | 170 | William Beaulieu, . . . . . . . | 32.37 | 171 | Nazaire Beaulieu, . . . . . . . | 34.58 | 172 | Edward Mackay, . . . . . . . . | 32.68 | 173 | John Baptist Beaulieu, . . . . . . . | 65.83 | Subject to a road 4 rods wide reserved on the S.E. side of this lot. 174 | Registe Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 34.08 | 175 | Augustine Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 160.77 | 185 | Thalie & Xavier Ailleotte, subject | | | to dower of their mother Modeste, | | | now wife of Eusebe Thibodeau,. . . . | 140.89 | | Vital Thibodeau,. . . . . . . | 3.63 | Not numbered, front of Nos.185-6 | Basil Ailleotte,. . . . . . . | 1.66 | Not numbered, front of No.186 | Joseph Ailleotte,. . . . . . . | 3.57 | Not numbered, front of lot No.186 | |---------| | | 614.72 | Township No.18, Range 4. Rear Lots. Second range from the river 1 | Denis Cyr and | | | Vital Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 174.22 | 2 | Widow Modeste Cyr 1/2 \ | | | Heirs of >| 87.87 | In common. | Chrysostome Cyr 1/2 / | | 3 | Phermain Dumond, . . . . . . . . | 111.95 | 4 | Joseph Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 47.34 | 5 | Paschal Michaud,. . . . . . . . | 51.53 | 6 | Registe D'Aigle,. . . . . . . . | 72.18 | 7 | Romain Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 32.73 | 8 | John Legasse,. . . . . . . . | 18.97 | 9 | Urbaine Martin, . . . . . . . . | 101.20 | Township No.18, Range 4. Third Range from the River. 5 | John Legasse,. . . . . . . . | 72.42 | 6 | John Clavette, . . . . . . . | 144.10 | 7 | Simon Beaulieu, Jr, . . . . . | 144.20 | 8 | Louis Michael Mercure,. . . . . . . . | 157.20 | 9 | Charles Clavette, . . . . . . . | 87.50 | 10 | Romain Cyr,. . . . . . . . . . | 118.10 | | |---------| | | 1421.51 |
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